Festival invitations

Festival invitations that feel like the festival

In India the festival calendar is also a hosting calendar. Somebody opens their home for Diwali card night, somebody books the society lawn for Holi, an aunt calls everyone for Ganpati darshan and a friend hosts Eid lunch for the whole office. Most of these invitations now travel as a WhatsApp message, and most of them are a flat image that gets lost between good-morning forwards.

Templates

Start from a template

Every one opens with a moment — tap, swipe or scratch — then shows the details, a map and RSVP. Tap a card to try it.

See all diwali templates

How it works

Ready in about fifteen minutes

  1. 1

    Pick a template

    Choose how it opens — a scroll, a diya, an envelope, a chat, stories or a scratch card.

  2. 2

    Make it yours

    Add names, date, time and venues, in English or any Indian language. Add a photo.

  3. 3

    Share on WhatsApp

    Publish and send one link. It opens full-screen on any phone, no app needed.

  4. 4

    Track RSVPs

    On Pro (₹99), guests reply inside the invite and you see who is coming to each event.

funvite festival invitations are small, playful pages instead. A Diwali invite asks the guest to swipe and light a diya before the details glow into view. A Holi invite can be scratched open like a packet of gulal. A Ganpati invite can arrive as a chat from the host family, with aarti timings and a map pin. Each one is a single link that opens in any phone browser, with no app to install.

Pick your festival

Every festival page below has wording you can copy, notes on what guests usually need to know, and templates made for that occasion.

What a good festival invite says

Festival invitations are more casual than wedding cards, but guests still need a few things to plan their evening. Festive weeks are crowded: people may have three homes to visit in one night, so the clearer you are, the more likely they will make it to yours.

  • The festival and the kind of gathering — puja, lunch, card party, garba night, open house.
  • Date and a real time window. For pujas, the muhurat or aarti time matters more than the end time.
  • Address with a map pin, plus parking or society-gate notes during busy festival traffic.
  • Dress code if there is one — whites for Holi, traditional wear for garba, red and white for Bijoya, sparkle for New Year.
  • Food notes: whether it is a full meal, prasad only, satvik, vegetarian or a potluck.
  • Kids and elders: is it family-friendly, is there a quiet corner, will there be firecrackers or loud music.
  • An RSVP line, so you can plan sweets, seats and return gifts.

Why a playful invite works better on WhatsApp

During festivals, phones fill up with forwarded greetings. A plain JPEG looks like one more of them. A link that says “tap to light the diya” or “scratch to reveal” gets opened, because it is clearly personal. funvite also personalises the opening with the guest’s name when you share a named link, so “Dear Meera ji” sees her own name before anything else.

Free invites include the full experience and a shareable link. Pro (₹99 per invite) adds RSVPs with a guest list you can export, small games for guests, several events on one invite and your own link. If you want something made just for your family, with your photos and your own art, custom invites start at ₹2,999.

Wording

Wording you can copy

Change the names in brackets and paste into your invite or message. Every line on a funvite invite is editable, in any script.

Short festive invite (works for any festival)

This [festival], come celebrate with us. [Date] · [Time] [Address] Food, family and plenty of sweets. — [Host names]

Warm family invite

Festivals are better with the people we love. The [Family name] family invites you to celebrate [festival] at our home on [date], from [time]. Please come with your family.

Hindi — general festival invite Hindi

त्योहार की खुशियाँ अपनों के साथ ही पूरी होती हैं। [त्योहार] के शुभ अवसर पर आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं। दिनांक: [तारीख] समय: [समय] स्थान: [पता] निवेदक: [परिवार का नाम]

WhatsApp message to send with the link

Hi [Name]! We’re hosting a small [festival] get-together on [date] and would love to have you over. All the details are here: [invite link]. Do let us know if you can make it.

Office festival celebration

Team, let’s celebrate [festival] together. [Date], [time] at [venue / floor]. Wear something festive. Snacks, music and a few surprises. Please RSVP by [date] so we can plan food.

Hinglish — casual Hindi

[Festival] aa raha hai, aur ghar pe mehfil jamegi! [Date], [time] se. Aap aur family zaroor aaiye. — [Host names]

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Questions

Frequently asked

Which festivals can I make an invitation for?

Diwali, Holi, Navratri and garba, Durga Puja, Ganesh Chaturthi, any home puja including Satyanarayan katha, Eid, Christmas and New Year. If your festival is not listed, start from any template — the wording, colours and art are all editable.

Is a festival invitation free to make?

Yes. Every free template, the live preview and a shareable link are free. Pro (₹99 per invite) adds RSVPs, a guest list, games and multiple events on one invite.

How do guests open it?

They tap the link in WhatsApp and it opens in their phone browser. There is nothing to download or install, which matters when you are inviting elders.

Can I invite people to more than one festival event on one invite?

Yes, with Pro you can add several events — for example Dhanteras dinner, Lakshmi puja and a card party — each with its own date, time and venue.

Can I write the invite in Hindi or another Indian language?

Yes. Every text field accepts Devanagari and other Indian scripts, and this page has Hindi wording you can copy. The festival pages also include Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali and Urdu-style samples where they fit.

Can someone make a custom festival invite for my family or company?

Yes. Custom invites start at ₹2,999 — share your photos, logo or story through the custom invite form and we will design it for you.

Make your festival invitations

Free to make and share. Pro is ₹99 per invite, and custom designs start at ₹2,999.